Learn About Atmospheric River Research and Forest Management on Headwaters Tour June 27-28Two-day tour with overnight at Lake Tahoe includes new route & stops; early-bird tickets end May 27th

Water supply for California’s cities
and farms is largely dependent on snowmelt from the upper
watershed in the Sierra Nevada, but that pattern is being
challenged by wildfires, climate change and widespread tree
mortality. Fire damage in an upstream watershed can last for
decades with the effects felt far downstream through increased
risk of flood and erosion.

Our Headwaters
Tour June 27-28 highlights this connection between
fire and water with an up-close look at the critical role healthy
Sierra forests play in water supply and quality across
California.

Besides seeing firsthand the research
and application of
new forest management practices, we will also learn
about a new initiative between Yuba Water Agency, the California
Department of Water Resources and University of California, San
Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to study how atmospheric
rivers affect the location, duration and intensity
of storms. With more extreme weather events due to climate
change expected to affect where snow falls and how fast it melts,
that atmospheric research could help water managers make better
decisions about optimal releases from New Bullards Bar Reservoir
in advance of threatening storms.

Planned stops on our tour include:

Eldorado National Forest

UC Berkeley’s Blodgett Forest Research Station

King Fire burn site

Lake Tahoe

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center

Various locations along the American and Yuba rivers

Folsom Dam

Meadow and river restoration sites

Tahoe National Forest

Blue Forest Conservation project site

New Bullards Bar Reservoir

Join us for this 2-day, 1-night tour as
we travel a new route through two national forests and around
California’s most iconic lake – Lake Tahoe – to visit rivers,
forests and meadows.

The tour begins and ends in Rancho Cordova, a suburb of
Sacramento. You can take advantage of our “early
bird” discount for a little while longer by
registering before May 27th!

Click here for
information on all our 2019 tours, and contact Programs Manager
Nick Gray via
email or at 916-444-6240 with any questions.

Sixty percent of California’s developed water supply
originates high in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Our water
supply is largely dependent on the health of our Sierra forests,
which are suffering from ecosystem degradation, drought,
wildfires and widespread tree mortality.